Firebreak Notice and Bush Fires Act 1954
BUSH FIRES ACT 1954
TOWN OF CAMBRIDGE
Appointment of Bush Fire Control Officers 2024-25
In accordance with Section 38 of the Bush Fires Act 1954 the following officers have been appointed Bush Fire Control Officers:
Chief Bush Fire Control Officer
Nichola Clarke
Deputy Chief Bush Fire Control Officer
Andrea Terni
Bush Fire Control Officers
Shane Nicholls, Susan Stevens, Cavell Altman, David Drodskie, Baillie Keenan, Andrew Chai and Laurence Yap
All previous appointments are hereby cancelled.
Enquiries in relation to this Notice may be directed to Ranger Services, Monday to Friday between 8am and 4pm at (08)9347 6000.
KELTON HINCKS
ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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Firebreak Notice 2024-25 to all Property Owners and Occupiers
Pursuant to Section 33 of the Bush Fires Act 1954, you are hereby required, on or before 1 November 2024 or within 14 days of becoming the owner or occupier after 30 September 2024, to remove from the land owned or occupied by you, all flammable material and/or clear firebreaks in accordance with the following land areas and thereafter to maintain that land or firebreak(s) up to and including 31 March 2025:
Where the area of the land is less than 2,000 square metres:
Slash/mow all grass to a height no greater than five (5) centimetres and remove all slashed materials and other flammable matter from the land. This standard must be maintained until 31 March 2025.
Where the area of the land is greater than 2,000 square metres:
Slash/mow all grass to a height no greater than five (5) centimetres and remove all slashed materials and/or install a firebreak of three (3) metres wide, clear of all bush and flammable material along all external boundaries of the land. This standard must be maintained until 31 March 2025.
If it is considered impracticable to clear a firebreak or to remove flammable material from the land as required by this notice, an application to the Town of Cambridge in writing may be made prior to 23 October 2024, for permission to provide firebreaks in alternative positions, or to take alternative action to mitigate the fire hazard. Until written permission is received from the Town, compliance with this notice is required.
Burning off is strictly prohibited within the Town of Cambridge. The penalty for failing to comply with this notice is a fine of up to $5,000. If the works are not carried out by the date required in this notice, the owner of the land is liable, whether prosecuted or not, to pay all costs for performing the works directed in this notice.
KELTON HINCKS
ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER